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Troubleshooting

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Diagnostic Lights and Audible (Beep) Codes

This section covers the front panel light (LED) error and operation codes as well as the audible codes that

may occur before or during the Power-On Self-Test (POST).

Table 4-13

Diagnostic Lights and Audible Codes

Activity

Beeps

Possible Cause

Recommended Action

Green Power LED On.

None

Workstation on.

None

Green Power LED blinks every

two seconds.**

None

Workstation in Suspend to RAM

mode (select models only) or

normal Suspend mode.

None

Green Power LED is off.**

None

Workstation in Suspend

to Disk or “Hibernate” mode.

None

Green Power LED blinks three

times, once per second.**

None

Workstation in Suspend to RAM

mode (select models only) or

normal Suspend mode.

None

Green Power LED blinks four

times, once per second.**

None

Workstation in Suspend

to Disk or “Hibernate” mode.

None

NOTE:

**When the Unique Sleep State Blink Rates is disabled in Computer Setup (F10), these reflexes are

observed on the green power LED.

NOTE:

For the following LED activity and beeps, the beeps will be heard through the on–board speaker and not the

chassis speaker. Blinks and beeps will be repeated for 5 cycles, after that, only the blinks will continue to repeat.

Red Power LED blinks two

times, once every second,

followed by a two- second

pause.

2 (only on

xw4200

and

xw9300)

Processor thermal protection

activated:
A fan may be blocked or not

turning.
OR
The heatsink/fan assembly is not

properly attached to the

processor.

1.

Ensure that the workstation air

vents are not blocked and the

cooling fan is running.

2.

Open hood, press power button,

and see if the processor fan spins.

If the processor fan is not

spinning, make sure the fan's

cable is plugged onto the system

board header. Ensure the fan is

fully/properly seated or installed.

3.

If fan is plugged in and seated

properly, but is not spinning, then

replace processor fan.

4.

Reseat processor heatsink and

verify that fan assembly is

properly attached.

5.

Contact an authorized reseller or

service provider.

Red Power LED blinks three

times, once every second,

followed by a two- second

pause.

3 (only on

xw4200

and

xw9300)

Processor not installed (not an

indicator of bad processor).

1.

Check to see that the processor is

present.

2.

Reseat the processor.